Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-05
DISCHARGED.
A. ID. williams and Ella Cava-
naugh Relea sed from Custody.

A. ID. williams and Ella Cava.
naugh Released from Custody.
As was foreshadowed in the HER
AID the prosecution of A. d. Will
liams and Mrs. Ella Kavanaugh on a
charge of adultery by people from Ari-
zona, did not amount to anything.
The examination of the defendants
commenced yesterday morning before
U. S. Commissioner Van Dyke and re-
suited in their discharge. The fl st
witness was H. ID. Underwood, Depu-
ty U. S. Marshal of Arizona. He
testified that he knew the defendants
and had passed their room in Tucson
very frequently. He had seen them
going in and out of the house together
and in and out of their room in May
and June. He supposed that Mrs.
Cavanaugh was the wife of Williams
and that Mrs. Williams was the wife
of Mr.. Cavanaugh.
II. N. Berry testified that he was
acquainted with the defendants
and had known them since 1886.
He had seen them frequently
together. He lived next door to them.
He did not notice anything peculiar in
their demeanor toward each other.
He did not know where they went
at such times. He did not see
them together often, but had seen
them together at the house. He had
been to the house with Williams. He
had seen u certificate of marriage be-
tween Cavanaugh and wife. He saw
Williams leave Tucson, and he said
he was going home via Cotton. Mrs.
Cavanaugh left on the same train, and
said she was going to join her husband
at Cedar Rapids. He asked Williams
if Mrs. Cavanaugh was going with
him, but could not say what caused
him to ask the question. Williams
and the witness had talked of going to
Los Angeles. The witness asked him
if he was going away with Mrs.
Cavanaugh, and he replied that
he was not. He said he
was going home, as he was
out of work, but expressed an inten-
tion of coming back shortly. Witness
stated that he had never seen any
thing improper between Williams and
Mrs. Cavanaugh. He knew that Mrs.
Cavanaugh had daughter about IA
years old, but did not know that the
daughter had been placed in charge
of Mrs. Smith, who is locally regard
ed with suspicion. The mother and
daughter were at Mrs. Smiths to-
gether last June. The witness never
saw anything wrong with the girl. He
never heard of anything about the
girl until after her mother left.
Mr.. j. ID. Dunlap's testimony did
not affect the case either way; neither
did that of H. ID. Bequette.
The defendants then testified in
their own behalf. Williams said that
he and Cavanaugh went to Tucson
about year ago, to work on mar
row-gauge railway. He stayed with
the railroad four or five months, when
he got job at carpentering on the
hospital. At this time he made the
acquaintance of Mrs. Cavanaugh. He
called occasionally afterward, until
Mr.. Cavanaugh became sick, when he
went more frequently and got medi-
cine for the patient. Mrs. Cavanaugh
nursed her husband through his i'll
ness and, short time afterward, he
got drunk and kicked her out of the
house. The husband then left, going
to a place by the name of Tacua. Mrs.
Cavanaugh became sick and went to
the hotel. He called at the hotel to
see how she was doing. This was
about two weeks after he had met her.
He called on Mrs. Cavanaugh in the
endeavor to reconcile her with her
husband and bring them together.
Mr.. Cavanaugh said he would not live
with his wife again. This was
in February. Mrs. Cavanaugh and
her daughter had room at Mrs.
Smiths. She procured them herself.
He knew that she was trying to get
money to go home. He and Mrs.
Cavanaugh left Tucson ON the same
train. She had a pass. She asked
some one at Tacua about Mr.. Cavan-
augh who was ut this place. He wrote
letter to his wife saying he was a
ruined man. He can to Los Angeles
and wrote to his wife that as soon as
he made money enough he would send
for her to come back. Witness said
he was not in the habit of taking up"
with every woman who had difficulties
with her husband, and said his friend
ship for Mr.. Cavanaugh caused him to
take an interest in the welfare of his
wife and family. He knew Mrs.
Cavanaugh for about one year. He
and Cavanaugh were intimate friends.
He said he was a ruined man because
he was out of funds.
Mrs. Cavanaugh testified that she
went from Iowa to Tucson in Novem-
Der. She met Williams at her house
when her husband was sick. He came
to bring medicine. Her husband had
acknowledged he was suffering from a
loathsome disease. She nursed him
through it, and then he assaulted her
and she had him arrested. She then
took sick from injuries sustained from
her husband. She had no money,
and Mr.. Williams sent her to the no.
tel, where she was treated by DIR.
Spencer. The day she rented room
from Mrs. Smith her husband went
with Il surveying party. Mrs. Smith
was a drunkard. Afterward she went
to Tacua, and from there she returned
to Tucson, and went to Mrs. Smiths.
When she left Tucson she had
pass. Her husband sold all the
property and kept the money. She
had all her effects at the depot at Tue
son. Her daughter was still at Mrs.
Smiths. She and Williams went to
get her, but Mrs. Smith said "You
cannot have her. There are people who
want her worse than you do and l am
going to keep her for them" Her re-
lations with Williams had never been
improper. He was simply her friend
She was in Tucson about two weeks